Top Cancer Fighting Foods

Stay healthy by making these eats part of your diet

Stay healthy by making these eats part of your diet

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Prevention Pointers

Prevention Pointers

Did you know that more than half of all cancers are preventable? Although a healthy diet and exercise are key, cancer expert Margaret I. Cuomo, MD, researched what else really reduces your risk. Click through for her good-for-you tips, including what kinds of food to avoid and which vitamin you need more of.

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Get Enough Vitamin D

Get Enough Vitamin D

About 3,000 studies have found that higher blood levels of D are associated with a lower risk of many types of cancer. Before you pop a supplement, ask your doctor to check your levels (which should be 40 to 60 ng/mL for cancer prevention) with a simple blood test so you take the right amount.

Prevention Pointers

Did you know that more than half of all cancers are preventable? Although a healthy diet and exercise are key, cancer expert Margaret I. Cuomo, MD, researched what else really reduces your risk. Click through for her good-for-you tips, including what kinds of food to avoid and which vitamin you need more of.

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Get Enough Vitamin D

About 3,000 studies have found that higher blood levels of D are associated with a lower risk of many types of cancer. Before you pop a supplement, ask your doctor to check your levels (which should be 40 to 60 ng/mL for cancer prevention) with a simple blood test so you take the right amount.

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Avoid Bisphenol-A

Also known as BPA, this chemical is mostly found in the inside coating of canned foods and plastic bottles. Recent research links BPA to various cancers. Choose products that say BPA-free on the label as often as you can.

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Eat Mostly Foods That Come from Plants

Fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains are high in antioxidants, which can help prevent cancer growth. Your meals should be two-thirds vegetables and/or whole grains (like brown rice), one-third lean protein (like turkey, chicken or fish). Red meat is OK—just don't eat it more than once a week. Keep clicking to learn our favorite cancer-fighting foods.

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Top Tomato

Tomato juice or sauce (the antioxidants are more potent when the tomatoes are cooked)